Necklaces
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Price €125.00MA1024-236
A most elegant Saharan necklace made up of three strips of vintage silver, aluminium, garnet, glass and ebony beads and some small talisman pendants -Shashat- in the shape of a pike of Tuareg origin. This composition resembles the Muslim rosaries or -Tasbih- used in the western Sahara region. Very original!
Once placed it hangs approximately 25cm
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Price €90.00MA1024-695
Beautiful Saharan necklace made of vintage beads of striated silver, garnet, glass and some small talisman pendants -Shashat- of Tuareg origin. This composition is inspired by the Muslim rosaries or -Tasbih- used in the western Sahara region. Subtile beauty!
Once worn it hangs approximately 17cm
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Price €130.00MA1024-696
Beautiful long necklace of Tuareg origin made of vintage glass and silver beads with a talisman as the main pendant. Very original!
Once worn it hangs approximately 45cm
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Price €140.00MA1024-235
Attractive original Berber necklace made of antique coral and glass beads with three large silver alloy spheres. The simple composition of shapes and colours gives rise to a beautiful ethnic jewel that is very easy to combine.
The Moroccan Anti Atlas region is well known for the uniqueness of the jewellery and adornment pieces of the different Berber groups that inhabit it.
Once worn, the necklace hangs approximately 20cm, although the cord can be adjusted.
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Price €140.00MA1024-234
Lovely Berber original necklace made of antique coral and ebony beads with silver filigree, glass and garnets. The light composition of shapes and colours makes this beautiful ethnic jewel easy to combine.
The Moroccan Anti-Atlas region is well known for the uniqueness of the jewellery and adornment pieces of the different Berber groups that inhabit it.
Once worn the necklace hangs approximately 17cm
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Price €165.00MA1024-233
Lovely Berber necklace made of antique silver beads, coral, phenolic amber, amazonite, and garnets. The exquisite combination of textures, shapes, and colors in perfect balance make this ethnic jewel ideal for any occasion.
The Moroccan Anti-Atlas region is well known for the uniqueness of the jewelry and adornment pieces of the different Berber groups that inhabit it.
Once worn the necklace hangs approximately 15cm
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Price €140.00MA1024-232
Original Berber necklace made of antique carnelian, ebony, silver with filigree and glass beads. It features four silver alloy pendants with colored enamel, and two set coral pendants. The central bead is made of ebony with silver inlay.
The Moroccan Anti Atlas region is well known for the uniqueness of the jewelry and adornment pieces of the different Berber groups that inhabit it.
Once worn the necklace hangs approximately 20cm
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Price €140.00MA1024-231
Lovely Berber necklace made of old silver, coral, amazonite and glass beads topped with a curious central silver pendant in the shape of a faceted polyhedron that, most likely would not be Moroccan. Features an incised engraving that appears to be three letters. A U L
The Moroccan Anti-Atlas region is well known for the uniqueness of the jewellery and adornment pieces of the different Berber groups that inhabit it.
Once worn the necklace hangs approximately 17cm
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Price €75.00BC0522-069
A superb strand of Dutch glass trade beads popularly called "moon beads" due to the beautiful opalescent reflection they produce to the light. They were among the trade beads produced in the Netherlands in the 18th century and were widely popular among the Dogons in Mali and also in Ethiopia.
The Dutch beadmaking industry seems to have a short but intense history. Since the SXVI, large quantities of glass beads were produced in the city of Amsterdam thanks to the incorporation of Venetian beadmakers who brought in the necessary techniques and tools to supply Dutch merchants in the incipient trade with the colonies in Africa, Asia and the New World.
We use the term trade beads to refer to the European made glass beads that were used by the European merchants and explorers in the trade in Africa as from the 15th century and continued during their colonial expansion.
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Price €75.00BC0522-067
A superb strand of Dutch glass trade beads popularly called "moon beads" due to the beautiful opalescent reflection they produce to the light. They were among the trade beads produced in the Netherlands in the 18th century and were widely popular among the Dogons in Mali and also in Ethiopia.
The Dutch beadmaking industry seems to have a short but intense history. Since the SXVI, large quantities of glass beads were produced in the city of Amsterdam thanks to the incorporation of Venetian beadmakers who brought in the necessary techniques and tools to supply Dutch merchants in the incipient trade with the colonies in Africa, Asia and the New World.
We use the term trade beads to refer to the European made glass beads that were used by the European merchants and explorers in the trade in Africa as from the 15th century and continued during their colonial expansion.
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Price €75.00BC0522-068
A superb strand of Dutch glass trade beads popularly called "moon beads" due to the beautiful opalescent reflection they produce to the light. They were among the trade beads produced in the Netherlands in the 18th century and were widely popular among the Dogons in Mali and also in Ethiopia.
The Dutch beadmaking industry seems to have a short but intense history. Since the SXVI, large quantities of glass beads were produced in the city of Amsterdam thanks to the incorporation of Venetian beadmakers who brought in the necessary techniques and tools to supply Dutch merchants in the incipient trade with the colonies in Africa, Asia and the New World.
We use the term trade beads to refer to the European made glass beads that were used by the European merchants and explorers in the trade in Africa as from the 15th century and continued during their colonial expansion.
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Price €75.00BC0522-064
A superb strand of Dutch glass trade beads popularly called "moon beads" due to the beautiful opalescent reflection they produce to the light. They were among the trade beads produced in the Netherlands in the 18th century and were widely popular among the Dogons in Mali and also in Ethiopia.
The Dutch beadmaking industry seems to have a short but intense history. Since the SXVI, large quantities of glass beads were produced in the city of Amsterdam thanks to the incorporation of Venetian beadmakers who brought in the necessary techniques and tools to supply Dutch merchants in the incipient trade with the colonies in Africa, Asia and the New World.
We use the term trade beads to refer to the European made glass beads that were used by the European merchants and explorers in the trade in Africa as from the 15th century and continued during their colonial expansion.
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Price €75.00BC0522-070
A superb strand of Dutch glass trade beads popularly called "moon beads" due to the beautiful opalescent reflection they produce to the light. They were among the trade beads produced in the Netherlands in the 18th century and were widely popular among the Dogons in Mali and also in Ethiopia.
The Dutch beadmaking industry seems to have a short but intense history. Since the SXVI, large quantities of glass beads were produced in the city of Amsterdam thanks to the incorporation of Venetian beadmakers who brought in the necessary techniques and tools to supply Dutch merchants in the incipient trade with the colonies in Africa, Asia and the New World.
We use the term trade beads to refer to the European made glass beads that were used by the European merchants and explorers in the trade in Africa as from the 15th century and continued during their colonial expansion.
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Price €75.00BC0522-065
A superb strand of Dutch glass trade beads popularly called "moon beads" due to the beautiful opalescent reflection they produce to the light. They were among the trade beads produced in the Netherlands in the 18th century and were widely popular among the Dogons in Mali and also in Ethiopia.
The Dutch beadmaking industry seems to have a short but intense history. Since the SXVI, large quantities of glass beads were produced in the city of Amsterdam thanks to the incorporation of Venetian beadmakers who brought in the necessary techniques and tools to supply Dutch merchants in the incipient trade with the colonies in Africa, Asia and the New World.
We use the term trade beads to refer to the European made glass beads that were used by the European merchants and explorers in the trade in Africa as from the 15th century and continued during their colonial expansion.
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Price €29.00BC0522-127
For centuries beads were used in Africa not only as pieces of adornment or status but, in many cases, as currency to trade a vast array of commodities (gold, ivory, exotic wood, etc.). Europe supplied the continent for hundreds of years with beads made in Murano, Bohemia, Germany, etc that mixed with those produced locally and others coming from lands farther beyond. All these beads, their awesome variety of designs, shapes, qualities, techniques, colors, material and origins have created a fascinating world that still subsists today and where we are not only captivated by what meets our eyes but also by the long and amazing history behind.
This is a beautiful strand of mixed old African trade Nila glass beads. Nila glass beads are translucent beads, usually in greenish or blueish colors, quite often found buried in the sands of the desert where they may have remained for hundreds of years.(3-5 mm)
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Price €29.00BC0522-129
For centuries beads were used in Africa not only as pieces of adornment or status but, in many cases, as currency to trade a vast array of commodities (gold, ivory, exotic wood, etc.). Europe supplied the continent for hundreds of years with beads made in Murano, Bohemia, Germany, etc that mixed with those produced locally and others coming from lands farther beyond. All these beads, their awesome variety of designs, shapes, qualities, techniques, colors, material and origins have created a fascinating world that still subsists today and where we are not only captivated by what meets our eyes but also by the long and amazing history behind.
This is a beautiful strand of mixed old African trade Nila glass beads. Nila glass beads are translucent beads, usually in greenish or blueish colors, quite often found buried in the sands of the desert where they may have remained for hundreds of years.(3-5 mm)
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Price €29.00BC0522-126
For centuries beads were used in Africa not only as pieces of adornment or status but, in many cases, as currency to trade a vast array of commodities (gold, ivory, exotic wood, etc.). Europe supplied the continent for hundreds of years with beads made in Murano, Bohemia, Germany, etc that mixed with those produced locally and others coming from lands farther beyond. All these beads, their awesome variety of designs, shapes, qualities, techniques, colors, material and origins have created a fascinating world that still subsists today and where we are not only captivated by what meets our eyes but also by the long and amazing history behind.
This is a beautiful strand of mixed old African trade Nila glass beads. Nila glass beads are translucent beads, usually in greenish or blueish colors, quite often found buried in the sands of the desert where they may have remained for hundreds of years.(3-5 mm)
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Price €29.00BC0522-130
For centuries beads were used in Africa not only as pieces of adornment or status but, in many cases, as currency to trade a vast array of commodities (gold, ivory, exotic wood, etc.). Europe supplied the continent for hundreds of years with beads made in Murano, Bohemia, Germany, etc that mixed with those produced locally and others coming from lands farther beyond. All these beads, their awesome variety of designs, shapes, qualities, techniques, colors, material and origins have created a fascinating world that still subsists today and where we are not only captivated by what meets our eyes but also by the long and amazing history behind.
This is a beautiful strand of mixed old African trade Nila glass beads. Nila glass beads are translucent beads, usually in greenish or blueish colors, quite often found buried in the sands of the desert where they may have remained for hundreds of years.(3-5 mm)
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Price €29.00BC0522-125
For centuries beads were used in Africa not only as pieces of adornment or status but, in many cases, as currency to trade a vast array of commodities (gold, ivory, exotic wood, etc.). Europe supplied the continent for hundreds of years with beads made in Murano, Bohemia, Germany, etc that mixed with those produced locally and others coming from lands farther beyond. All these beads, their awesome variety of designs, shapes, qualities, techniques, colors, material and origins have created a fascinating world that still subsists today and where we are not only captivated by what meets our eyes but also by the long and amazing history behind.
This is a beautiful strand of mixed old African trade Nila glass beads. Nila glass beads are translucent beads, usually in greenish or blueish colors, quite often found buried in the sands of the desert where they may have remained for hundreds of years.(3-5 mm)
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Price €29.00BC0522-134
For centuries beads were used in Africa not only as pieces of adornment or status but, in many cases, as currency to trade a vast array of commodities (gold, ivory, exotic wood, etc.). Europe supplied the continent for hundreds of years with beads made in Murano, Bohemia, Germany, etc that mixed with those produced locally and others coming from lands farther beyond. All these beads, their awesome variety of designs, shapes, qualities, techniques, colors, material and origins have created a fascinating world that still subsists today and where we are not only captivated by what meets our eyes but also by the long and amazing history behind.
This is a beautiful strand of mixed old African trade Nila glass beads. Nila glass beads are translucent beads, usually in greenish or blueish colors, quite often found buried in the sands of the desert where they may have remained for hundreds of years.(3-5 mm)
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Price €68.00MA1021-502
A great Tuareg necklace or -shashat- made of glass beads and silver pendants showing a lovely engraved decoration. This type of necklace is offered by the Tuareg men to his bride as an engagement present. Its name derives from the name of the pendants themselves (-chachat-, pronounced -shashat-). These pendants are a clear feminine symbol and the present itself a vow for fertility and abundance.
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Price €68.00MA1021-508
A great Tuareg necklace or -shashat- made of glass beads and silver pendants showing a lovely engraved decoration. This type of necklace is offered by the Tuareg men to his bride as an engagement present. Its name derives from the name of the pendants themselves (-chachat-, pronounced -shashat-). These pendants are a clear feminine symbol and the present itself a vow for fertility and abundance.
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Price €68.00MA1021-507
A great Tuareg necklace or -shashat- made of glass beads and silver pendants showing a lovely engraved decoration. This type of necklace is offered by the Tuareg men to his bride as an engagement present. Its name derives from the name of the pendants themselves (-chachat-, pronounced -shashat-). These pendants are a clear feminine symbol and the present itself a vow for fertility and abundance.
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Price €68.00MA1021-505
A great Tuareg necklace or -shashat- made of glass beads and silver pendants showing a lovely engraved decoration. This type of necklace is offered by the Tuareg men to his bride as an engagement present. Its name derives from the name of the pendants themselves (-chachat-, pronounced -shashat-). These pendants are a clear feminine symbol and the present itself a vow for fertility and abundance.
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Price €29.00BC0617-133
A very fancy Bohemian glass beads necklace from the 1920’. Glass masters from Bohemia and Moravia have been producing glass beads from more than ten centuries. Of course also during the European colonial period exporting large quantities of trade beads. Very precious for locals in West Africa for its fancy colors and numerous shapes. Elegant!
We use the term trade beads to refer to the European made glass beads that were used by the European merchants and explorers in the trade in Africa as from the 15th century and continued during their colonial expansion.
The history of trade beads in Africa takes us then to the 15th century and the arrival of the Euro-pean, mainly the Portuguese, to the coasts of West Africa. The European discovered quite soon how much the people they met there fancied beads and saw they an opportunity for trade. Amongst the beads that captivated the African people most were glass beads since the techniques for their making had not yet been developed locally. The locals fell for the precious and colorful glass beads such as Venetian millefiori or chevron beads that the European traders had on offer and bartered them for commodities such as precious woods, ivory, gold and even used, ignomi-niously, in the slave trade. The increasing demand in Africa of European made glass beads conti-nued quite until the first half of the 20th century and it had a boosting effect in the production in cities such as Venice which glass beads became very popular and coveted.
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Price €85.00MD0514-356
An eye-catching and fancy Kuchi necklace from Afghanistan. It is made of beautifully chained metal beads and glass cabochons. The Kuchi people, from the Persian -koch- meaning migration, are Afghan pashtoons nomads divided in a number of tribes that inhabit areas of Afghanistan and, to a lesser extent, Pakistan. Their jewellery has become extremely popular among those practising oriental dances and belly-dancing.
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Price €1,250.00PK1111-558
A magnificent old Kuchi silver and glass necklace. This piece is an excellet sample of jewellery from that ethnic group. It is made of silver, glass cabochons and other tiny beads. Superb patina and piece. The real thing and certainly not one of the modern version on offer nowadays. The Kuchi people, from the Persian -koch- meaning migration, are Afghan pastoons nomads divided in a number of tribes that inhabit areas of Afghanistan and, to a lesser extent, Pakistan. Early XXth century.
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Price €2,265.00PK1111-557
A superb silver and enamel necklace from the Hazara, an ethnic minority group of persian origin that lives in central and Northeastern Afghanistan and in Northwestern Pakistan. This necklace features three flat silver plaques beautifully enameled in two different shades of blue and red with plant decoration. Sadly the technique for the making of these quality pieces has faded. The ensemble also includes nice silver beads and tiny blue, white and green glass beads which make the arrangement extremely attractive. A trip to the "Arabian Nights". The silver plaques are form the second half of the XIXth century and the arrangement more recent.
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Price €59.00MA0611-561
There are not many examples of beadwork weaving among the Berbers, this labor is much more frequent in sub-Saharan Africa. This beautiful pectoral necklace comes from the Taza region in the Moroccan Middle Atlas.
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Price €29.00BC0318-607
A lovely necklace made of old recycled -pâte de verre- discs from Ghana.
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Price €29.00BC0318-601
A lovely necklace made of old recycled -pâte de verre- discs from Ghana.
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Price €25.00BC0318-588
A lovely necklace made of old recycled -pâte de verre- beads from Ghana.
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Price €25.00BC0318-569
A lovely necklace made of old recycled -pâte de verre- beads from Ghana.